Once again, the day of assessment came, and scholars from all over the country came to Luoyang one after another. This assessment was regarded as the first examination of the Yankang Year. At the same time, according to the list, this time it was also the largest.
In one assessment, more than 80,000 students participated in the assessment. You must know that this number is very astonishing. In the first assessment during the Xiaokang period, only a few thousand people participated.
The number today is ten times that of forty years ago. Of course, this also shows how much emphasis the temple has attached to teaching in the past forty years, establishing stone scriptures, establishing official schools, and revitalizing
The emergence of schools, especially printing, has doubled the number of scholars in the world. These scholars can sometimes be very annoying, because they are always easily instigated, stand on the opposite side, and often find fault with the temple.
, also they.
However, their number is really related to the prosperity of the world. If there are more scholars, there will be more talents. The so-called talents are outstanding scholars, even if they are not officials in temples, they can rule the world.
, they can always play a big role, whether it is writing books or educating people, the literary style of the world can be said to have started from then on. The goal that Emperor Xiaokang struggled for his whole life seems to have been realized in the year of Yankang.
The examination hall that was converted from a school ground in the past is no longer enough to accommodate so many scholars to participate in the examination.
When Liu Bei arrived at the Houde Hall, he was a little excited. Liu Xi had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw Liu Bei coming in, Liu Xi called him "sir", smiled, and pulled Liu Bei to take a seat. This was treating him with the courtesy of an elder.
, Liu Bei was shocked, and quickly bowed in front of Liu Xi, lowered his body, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, although I am a member of the royal family, the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers comes first. I will never dare to accept such a courtesy from your majesty!!"
Liu Xi shook his head and said: "Mr. Liu is my generation and the younger brother of Emperor Xiaokang. Now he is going to take up the position of the three princes. How dare I be rude?" With that, he was going to pay homage to Liu Bei. Liu Bei
He was indeed frightened, and he quickly avoided the emperor's gift and said: "Your Majesty, no, how dare I accept such a gift from your majesty???" It can be seen that Liu Bei was indeed frightened.
Seeing Liu Bei like this, Liu Xi smiled and said: "In the temple, you and I are monarchs and ministers, but privately, you are my elder..."
The more Liu Xi paid respect to Liu Bei, the more Liu Bei became restless. Sitting in front of Liu Xi, Liu Bei lowered his head. The two of them chatted for a long time, and then Liu Xi said: "I intend to worship Mr. Liu as Sikong. In the future,
Ah, this temple matter requires more support from Duke Liu..." Listening to Liu Xi's words, Liu Bei said: "Your Majesty, I am not very talented and virtuous, and I dare not hold such a high position."
"Hey, Mr. Liu, don't be so humble. In this temple, except Mr. Liu, who else can hold such an important position?"
"Your Majesty is highly praised, and there are many capable ministers in the court..."
The two talked for a long time, and Liu Bei finally took over the position of Sikong. Liu Bei's face was very calm, and there was no surprise or excitement. However, in the face of Liu Xi's respect, he still expressed fear. Liu Xi
Very satisfied, he nodded and said: "Mr. Liu, the assessment has arrived. However, the current assessment venue cannot accommodate so many candidates. I hope Mr. Liu can find a way to build a new venue.
...To be completed within the month..."
Liu Bei quickly accepted the order, lowered his head, and left the Hall of Houde.
Watching him leave, Liu Xi smiled, sat in front of the document, and took out two pieces of paper from the bottom. Both pieces of paper had names written on them, one said "Liu Bei", and below were various details about Liu Bei's words and deeds.
There was a record, and the other one was written "Ju Suo". Liu Xi squinted his eyes and tore up the paper with Ju Suo written on it. It seemed that there was no need to call Ju Suo over, who was busy with the canal.
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However, the construction of this assessment site is not that easy. It is quite difficult to complete the construction within a month. Next, let's see if the newly appointed Sikong can take up this responsibility.
Liu Bei left the Hall of Houde, and soon after, the emperor officially appointed him as Sikong, and Liu Bei served as Sikong. This was not a surprising news for the temple. The ministers had long thought that Liu Bei might be able to take the position. Therefore,
After Liu Bei officially became Liu Sikong, these ministers sent the gifts they had prepared to Sikong's mansion one after another to show their goodwill to him. Some of them also paid attention to marrying him.
But at this time, Liu Sikong did not have any time to check these gifts. He left the city early in the morning and looked around outside the city, looking for a place that could be used as an assessment site. Luoyang City was really too noisy and excessive.
It was crowded and it was not a qualified examination room. After inspecting many places, Liu Bei finally made a decision and went to visit his senior brother Gongsun Zan in person.
In these years, Gongsun Zan has been busy with military affairs and does not care much about other things. However, he has indeed taught many outstanding disciples, including Lu Meng, who has won all four subjects.
There are also outstanding generals such as Chen Dao, Ling Tong, Cao Xiu, Ding Feng, etc. They were all sent to the Northern Army or served as low-level generals in the Southern Army, but Lu Meng rushed directly to the Southern Army as a captain.
Gongsun Zan's teaching method is different from Huangfu Song's. He does not pay attention to the art of war and military training. Instead, he pays special attention to how to save his life on the battlefield or lead his subordinates to save their lives. For this reason, Gongsun Zan's generals are often regarded by others.
It's unfortunate that when Liu Bei came to look for him, Gongsun Zan was still busy with military affairs. However, Liu Bei and he had a very close relationship. They were both disciples of Lu Gong, so Gongsun Zan still took time to see him.
"Bear brother!!" Even though he was now the Third Duke, Liu Bei still bowed respectfully when he saw Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan, who looked ferocious and terrifying, now looked more gentle.
Smiling, he took Liu Bei's hand cordially and accepted the bow. He took Liu Bei and walked towards his tent. Walking on the road, he said: "Xuande, I accepted the bow just now.
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"However, I can't bear it anymore in the future. You are the Third Duke now, and I am just a sacrificial wine..."
Gongsun Zan said and took Liu Bei into the camp. The two sat facing each other. Liu Bei smiled and said: "Although I am the third prince, I dare not forget my brother's kindness in the past..." Gongsun Zan shook his head with a smile and said: "Those
There is no need to mention it again... Well, to be honest, now, I don’t want to recall that time anymore... I was young and ignorant, I was young and ignorant..."
"In the past, when I was a disciple of my master, everyone looked down upon me and often bullied me. Thanks to my brother's protection, I have achieved the fame I have today... My brother's virtue is something I dare not forget...
"As Liu Bei spoke, Gongsun Zan looked at him, suddenly laughed, and said, "You don't know, at that time, I didn't actually have any good intentions, I just wanted to show off my strength in front of everyone and let them know my power.
Just now I protected him at every turn and fought against them..."
Liu Bei heard this and said with a smile: "Brother is sincere..."
"Speaking of which, why are you, Sikong, looking for me?"
Liu Bei then revealed his purpose. Liu Bei came to him for a very simple purpose. He just wanted to borrow the Military Academy mansion as an examination room. The students of the Military Academy could become the guards of the examination room. There is a spacious and huge school ground here.
There are enough manpower, so it is most suitable as an examination room. After hearing this, Gongsun Zan thought for a moment, did not object, nodded and said: "Sincerely!"
Liu Bei immediately wrote to the emperor and listed all the benefits of using the Military Academy as an examination venue. As for the Hall of Houde.
The emperor also agreed with his approach.
When Liu Bei returned to the mansion, two weeks had passed. In these two weeks, he had really experienced the hardships of the Three Dukes. This position was the most prominent and also shouldered the most tasks. Liu Bei almost had to do it these days.
He broke his leg in a hurry, but fortunately there was Shangshutai to help him, otherwise he would still be busy setting up the examination room at the Military Academy. When he returned to the mansion, he fell down and fell asleep. He was too exhausted.
He didn't wake up until noon the next day.
After walking out of the house, Liu Bei took a deep breath, looked around, and couldn't help but smile. He was very happy in his heart. His lifelong dream of becoming famous has now been completed. As a descendant of a declining clan, he has climbed to the third position of the third prince.
, he has put in countless efforts, but today, he feels that all his efforts in this life seem to be worth it. From a ranger leader in Zhuoxian County to the current position of San Gong, Liu Bei feels a little incredible no matter how he thinks about it.
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Sitting under the shade of a tree, he read through the letters written to him by people and looked at the gifts they sent him.
With a smile on his face, most of these letters contained praise and flattery for him. The respect in his words could be seen by Liu Bei at a glance. But whether they were sincere or not, Liu Bei felt very happy. He read each letter one after another.
He looked through the gifts one by one. Among them, a book made him a little curious. He picked up the book. This was an enlightenment book, placed in official schools and used to teach young children.
Who would give themselves an enlightenment book?
Liu Bei thought and slowly opened the book. On the first page of the book, there was a page of paper sandwiched between it.
"Mr. Liu, this is an enlightenment work on mathematics. He is responsible for governing the affairs of the world. But at this moment, there is no chance to copy and peek. Therefore, I give you a copy of the enlightenment book. I hope you can read it to clear up your confusion. Xun Yu pays homage to you.
Enter." Looking at the paper, Liu Bei seemed to remember the past. When he first participated in the assessment, he was just a young boy and knew nothing about mathematics. After reading Xun Yu's test paper... he couldn't help but laugh.
Picking up the pen and ink, Liu Bei started writing seriously. After finishing writing, he quickly called his servant and asked him to send the things and letters to the Xun Mansion.
"What happened back then really made me feel guilty. After that, I studied it day and night. I didn't think I would have to read the book of enlightenment again... However, Mr.
I want to give you a gift in return. I hope that the Duke can live high in the temple without losing the heart of the common people." Xun Yu read Liu Bei's reply and then looked at his return gift. It was a handful of soil. Xun Yu took it cautiously
The dirt kicked up and I stared at it for a long time.